Manuel Fernandez Castrillon

Manuel Fernandez Castrillon (1780-21 April 1836) was a Cuban-Mexican general who fought in the Texan Revolution of 1836.

Biography
Castrillon was born in Cuba, and was one of the commanders of a Spanish army sent to subdue the rebels during the Mexican War of Independence, but switched sides and met Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna in 1822. He was made the aide-de-camp of Santa Anna during the Texan Revolution and was opposed to the Goliad Massacre, but failed to prevent the atrocity that day. He was respected by the Mexicans and Texans alike.

Death
Castrillon was the commander of the Mexican artillery at the Battle of San Jacinto. When he was faced with certain defeat, he bravely defended the cannon and although Thomas Rusk told his men not to harm Castrillon, but he was bayonetted with a musket in the face and beaten down with rifle butts.